Hydrogenated ultra-thin tin films predicted as two-dimensional topological insulators

New Journal of Physics

Volumn 16, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Chou, Bo Hung ^a   Huang, Zhi Quan ^a   Hsu, Chia Hsiu ^a   Chuang, Feng Chuan ^a   Liu, Yu Tzu ^b   Lin, Hsin ^b   Bansil, Arun ^c  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b National University of Singapore   (Singapore)

^c NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

2D topological insulators; electronic structures; first principles calculations; quantum spin hall effect; tin thin films; topological phase transition

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; ELECTRIC INSULATORS; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; ENERGY GAP; HYDROGENATION; IODINE; METALLIC FILMS; QUANTUM HALL EFFECT; SPIN HALL EFFECT; TIN; ULTRATHIN FILMS;

FIRST-PRINCIPLES CALCULATION; QUANTUM SPIN HALL EFFECT; TIN THIN FILMS; TOPOLOGICAL INSULATORS; TOPOLOGICAL PHASE;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 84910117703     PISSN: 13672630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/16/11/115008     Document Type: Article

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